High severity · published Jun 1, 2026
CVE-2026-42588
Apache ActiveMQ Broker, Apache ActiveMQ All, Apache ActiveMQ: Remote Code Execution via Jolokia addNetworkConnector
8.1
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper Input Validation, Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Apache ActiveMQ Broker, Apache ActiveMQ All, Apache ActiveMQ.
Apache ActiveMQ Classic exposes the Jolokia JMX-HTTP bridge at /api/jolokia/ on the web console. The default Jolokia access policy permits exec operations on all ActiveMQ MBeans (org.apache.activemq:*), including
BrokerService.addNetworkConnector(String).
An authenticated attacker can invoke these operations with a crafted discovery URI that triggers the VM transport's brokerConfig parameter using the "masterslave:// " URL which can allow loading a Spring XML application context using ResourceXmlApplicationContext.
Because Spring's ResourceXmlApplicationContext instantiates all singleton beans before the BrokerService validates the configuration, arbitrary code execution occurs on the broker's JVM through bean factory methods such as Runtime.exec().
This issue affects Apache ActiveMQ Broker: before 5.19.7, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.6; Apache ActiveMQ All: before 5.19.7, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.6; Apache ActiveMQ: before 5.19.7, from 6.0.0 before 6.2.6.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 5.19.7 or 6.2.6, which fixes the issue.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 54% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
ActiveMQ · Apache
before 5.19.7; 6.0.0 before 6.2.6 · source: vendor, NVD
AA
Apache ActiveMQ All · Apache Software Foundation
before 5.19.7; 6.0.0 before 6.2.6 · source: vendor
AA
Apache ActiveMQ Broker · Apache Software Foundation
before 5.19.7; 6.0.0 before 6.2.6 · source: vendor
AB
Activemq Broker · Apache
before 5.19.7; 6.0.0 before 6.2.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42588
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42588
Mailing List
https://lists.apache.org/thread/ns0zktfo16s9ql2mmtqtlb6p6xcs45xm
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/31/18
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